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Headtube ovalization question:
Hopefully I can make this question make sense.
Just for the sake of argument, assume the following facts: The headset (old one) was removed properly and a brand new one was installed correctly with the careful use a good press. Q: Is it possible to have an ovalized HT on your bike, but not be able to tell until after you install a new (or different) headset? In other words, your bike is riding fine one day, you swap-out the headset, and now of the sudden, you're experiencing some play (or gaps) with the newly installed one. And yes, the i-drive is just fine. Just doing some fact checking/research. -- Slacker |
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Headtube ovalization question:
Slacker wrote:
Hopefully I can make this question make sense. Just for the sake of argument, assume the following facts: The headset (old one) was removed properly and a brand new one was installed correctly with the careful use a good press. Q: Is it possible to have an ovalized HT on your bike, but not be able to tell until after you install a new (or different) headset? In other words, your bike is riding fine one day, you swap-out the headset, and now of the sudden, you're experiencing some play (or gaps) with the newly installed one. Yep, had a similar thing with my bmx. The old lower cup had deformed with the headtube. Still worked ok, but when I installed a new headset the rocking was noticeable. Beer can shims are the way forward. -- a.m-b FAQ: http://www.t-online.de/~jharris/ambfaq.htm a.bmx FAQ: http://www.t-online.de/~jharris/bmx_faq.htm |
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